FLORIDA STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
2008 – 2009 SCHEDULE
FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST
®
(FCAT)
OCTOBER 6 – 10, 2008
GRADES 11 – ADULT
READING & MATHEMATICS
OR
(NEW STUDENTS/RETAKES) SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
OCTOBER 13 – 17, 2008
RETAKE TESTS
FEBRUARY 10 – 13, 2009
GRADES 4, 8, AND 10 WRITING+
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS TEST
MARCH 10 – 23, 2009 GRADES 3 – 10
READING & MATHEMATICS
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS AND
NORM-REFERENCED (NRT) TESTS
GRADES 5, 8, AND 11
SCIENCE
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS TEST
GRADES 11 – ADULT
READING & MATHEMATICS
(NEW STUDENTS/RETAKES) SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
RETAKE TESTS
JUNE 15 – 19, 2009
RISING GRADE 12* – ADULT
READING & MATHEMATICS
OR
(NEW STUDENTS/RETAKES)
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
JUNE 22 – 26, 2009
RETAKE TESTS
* STUDENTS SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE IN MAY OR JUNE 2010
OTHER ASSESSMENTS/SCREENINGS
DECEMBER 2 – 3, 2008
FCAT WRITING+ FIELD TEST
(SELECTED SCHOOLS ONLY)
JANUARY – MARCH 2009
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP)
(SELECTED SCHOOLS ONLY)
GRADES 4, 8, AND 12
READING, MATHEMATICS, &
SCIENCE
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